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Use your Carlsbad City Library card to access free library resources on your computer or personal device and enjoy 24/7 library services from home, office or on-the-go.

Apply for a library card online. Includes instant access to eBooks, eAudiobooks and more
Speak with our staff by calling 442-339-2500 or chat with us
Text 760-354-9423 or email us at librarian@carlsbadca.gov

Books & Reading

Libby

Download eBooks and eAudiobooks from Serra Digital Download Library to your computer or mobile devices. New titles are added each month! Works with the Libby app.

Hoopla

Access streaming music, comics, movies & TV shows, eBooks, eAudiobooks and readalongs with Hoopla. More than 80 languages are included among all formats. All content is ad-free with no wait times for titles. Patrons can check out six titles per month.

Enki

Enki offers fiction, nonfiction and comics from larger publishers as well as the Indie Author Project. Read on your browser or through the Biblioboard app, accessible anywhere in California; courtesy of Califa. Access to Enki will be discontinued in December 2024.

News & eMagazines

Libby eMagazines

Access hundreds of popular magazines available through Libby with apps for iOS/Android. Most titles are in English, with some magazines available in Spanish, French,
Chinese, German and more.

Flipster

Use Flipster for full color, interactive digital magazines. Apple App and Android App. Check out tips for using Flipster.

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit organization that works to provide consumers with objective, impartial testing, reviews and ratings.

Streaming

Kanopy

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Kanopy is an enticing video streaming service offering more than 30,000 titles with no ads or wait times. It includes an extensive collection of feature, independent and documentary films - as well as TV series and kids’ content. We thank the Friends of the Carlsbad Library for supporting Kanopy with funding.

Hoopla

Great Courses

Enjoy streaming video courses on cooking, meditation, mathematics, finance and more through OverDrive's Libby app. Viewable through web or download through the Libby app on your device. Please see new access tips. Provided with support from the Friends of the Library.

eLearning

Bendable

Bendable is a learning marketplace that allows people of all ages to discover new knowledge and skills through online courses, in-person events, and other learning resources. Online courses offered via Job Readiness Room are helpful in developing job-readiness skills essential to get a head start in various industries such as Hospitality & Food, Office Administration and Manufacturing, etc.

Gale Courses

A wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online at no cost. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month. Topics range from accounting and technology to writing and publishing.

Creativebug

Creativebug offers unlimited access to video classes on a variety of crafty topics like painting, sewing, knitting, cake decorating, gardening and more. Relax with something meditative and tactile, or find a creative spark.

Homework Zone

SIRS Discoverer

Explore a diverse primary source collections on topics including animals, countries, famous people, and social issues. ProQuest SIRS Discoverer also features a nonfiction book collection covering various subjects such as sports, technology, biographies, and science. Ideal for students in grades 3 – 8.

Britannica School

Encyclopedia Britannica for high, middle and elementary school research. Includes articles, biographies and videos on current and historical topics.

Homework Help

Visit the Carlsbad City Library Homework Help page for curated digital homework resources, including research tools for core subjects, language learning and more.